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Above: Cyclists ride in Downtown Long Beach along the City's growing bikeway network. Long Beach, CA – This May, the City of Long Beach will celebrate National Bike Month, joining local community groups and neighborhoods nationwide in recognizing...
This week, Governor Greg Abbott selected multiple qualified candidates to serve on behalf of Texans.
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USDA Designates Nine Maryland Counties as Primary Natural Disaster Areas Following Severe Drought ANNAPOLIS, MD (April 17, 2026) – Due to ongoing dry conditions during the growing season, nine counties in Maryland have received drought disaster designatio
The City-backed project is revitalizing a vacant site in Back of the Yards into a modern industrial hub supporting 100 permanent jobs.
CHICAGO — In response to the joint agreement signed by Chicago Public Schools and the Chicago Teachers Union to declare May 1 a day of civic action, Mayor Brandon Johnson issued the following statement: "We are pleased all parties are working...
Governor Greg Abbott today celebrated the strength of the Texas economy as preliminary estimates from the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis show the Texas economy expanded to $2.9 trillion in 2025, based on the state's 2025 current-dollar gross domestic pr
Governor Greg Abbott reappointed John Asel as presiding officer of the Alamo Regional Mobility Authority (RMA) for a term that will expire on February 1, 2028.
Governor Greg Abbott reappointed William "Bill" Douglass as presiding officer of the Grayson County Regional Mobility Authority (RMA) for a term set to expire on February 1, 2028.
Harvard ERC District and Greenway Plan adopted
Events happening in the City of Boston will bring some parking restrictions and street closures.
Governor Greg Abbott today announced six Jobs and Education for Texans (JET) grants totaling $1,777,641 have been awarded to six schools in Southeast Texas by the Texas Workforce Commission (TWC).
ATLANTA – Governor Brian P. Kemp today announced the following judicial and prosecutorial appointments: Tyler J. Browning to the Superior Court of the Cobb Judicial Circuit, filling a vacancy created by the resignation of the Honorable A. Gregory...
April 16, 2026 -- Please attribute the following statement to Mayor John Whitmire: "After discussions with the Governor's office, our deadline to respond to the state's freeze on public safety grant funding has been moved from Monday, April 20, to...

At about 3 p.m. April 16, Columbia Police attempted to arrest Brian Strickland, 58, of Columbia, for first-degree stalking in the 1500 block of Parkade Boulevard when Strickland barricaded himself inside a residence. 

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DENVER - Today, Governor Polis spoke to the Sheridan School District Superintendent and Sheridan Education Association President and called on both parties to get back to the table immediately to get students and teachers back to the classroom as soon...
News Apr 16, 2026
DENVER - Today, Governor Polis attended the grand opening of the Hattie McDaniel, a new community of 62 affordable condominiums in Five Points, honoring Hattie McDaniel, a Denver actress and singer who broke barriers as the first African American to win..
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Two U.S. government contracts—19AQM18R0131 (2018) and 15F06725C0000139 (2025)—show unresolved discrepancies now drawing rapid public attention.
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Evidence of Federal Government Fraud Spanning 2018–2025 Shows an Uncorrected Misrepresentation That Compromised Oversight, Procurement, and Investor Integrity